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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Avi Meyer on Twitter:  Germany, 2018: The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, has warned Jews not to wear kippot (Jewish skullcaps) in major German cities due to the threat of antisemitic attacks. (Die Zeit)[/quote]

Affects Jews in Metropolitan DC how?[/quote]
My friend faced the same with her son. The boys in his middle school (middle school boys are the worst) were mocking and insulting him about his yamulke, and she and her husband (both Orthodox Jews) actually told him he didn't have to wear it to school. To the boy's credit, he did not want to back down to the antisemttic kids and hand them a win, and he wore it. Eventually the teasing stopped since it wasn't getting the desired effect, but they did transfer their son to a Jewish private school the following year. This was in a neighborhood bordering the DC line.

I tell you this story because I can tell by your compassionate response that you would sympathize.[/quote]

I definitely sympathize.  
I also sympathize with gays and transgenders who are experiencing an uptick in assaults in the District.
I also sympathize with the homeless who are experiencing an uptick in assaults in the District.
[b]I also sympathize with the residents of Ward 8 who are experiencing an uptick in unemployment and poverty[/b] and the accompanying violence that results from those conditions.
Councilmember White may be outright ignorant when it comes to Jews and gays and transgenders and maybe even the homeless throughout the entire city but I give him credit for genuinely caring about his constituents in Ward 8.[/quote]

Actually, this means that Trayon is even less competent than it seems.  Currently, the US is approaching what economists consider full employment level.  The unemployment rate among African Americans is at an all-time low.  DC's economy is booming, and tax collections are at record levels.  The fact that Ward 8 is not participating in much of this reflects how little the council member prioritizes attracting investment, economic development, reducing red tape and emphasizing skills development in his ward.  "Genuinely caring" doesn't cut it.  And clearly, Trayon genuinely cares more about Minister Farrakhan than actually using his constituent services fund to help... his constituents! (Now there's a novel thought.)[/quote]

+1.  The guy shouldn't even be elected dog catcher.[/quote]
+ 2. It's been two generations since Marion Barry, and the people in Ward 8 haven't made any progress. With record low black unemployment, how is it going up?  Total incompetence.[/quote]

It hasn't been two generations since Marion Barry -- he died in 2014 and was the sitting councilmember there at the time.[/quote]
He served on the Ciry Council beginning in 1974 - 44 years ago. [/quote]

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